On A Roll
In spite of a gloomy forecast for transportation after the statewide T-SPLOST referendum last summer, the clouds have cleared, and the future is brighter, not darker. Although seven of 10 districts voted it down, a band of Middle Georgia…
Economic Development Features
Working Smarter
Finding Georgia’s jobs of the future isn’t as simple as downloading an app. At least not yet. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state is seeing a resurgence in programming jobs, with the future particularly bright in smartphone…
Economic Development: January 2013
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a sports complex in Emerson, logistics jobs in Gainesville and a new plant in Cordele. Candice Dyer looks at the nonprofit ToolBank USA headquartered in Atlanta.
Economic Development: December 2012
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including 200 more Carter’s jobs in Atlanta and an outlet mall coming to Pooler.
Deal Of The Year
Economic development wins come in all sizes.
Economic Development: November 2012
Christy Simo writes about Ethicon in Athens, an expansion in LaFayette and biofuel in Sandersville.
Showcasing Agriculture
It’s another sultry August in Perry at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agri-center (GNFA), where Republicans are frying fish to raise money in the eighth district, young farmers are meeting en masse to show their goats or cattle, the…
Economic Development: October 2012
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including manufacturing in Bartow County and biotech in Oakwood
Economic Development: September 2012
Christy Simo writes about economic development around the state, including a CBS IT and software center in Sandy Springs and MG International’s expansion in Dallas.
The Bucks Stop Here
Fly-by-night operators stapling “We buy used cars for $400” signs to a DeKalb County utility pole were surprised when a man drove up and told them to stop. “There was some intense discussion,” recalls Emory Morsberger. “They said, ‘Who…
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